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UNIT 12 •• COMPETITIOND Match the verbs and prepositions in Exercise D (1-5) with the meanings (a-e).a) to not get something because someone else gets it insteadb) to compete or fight against someonec) to give all your attention to a particular thingd) to take something else's placee) to deliberately cause problemsD Match the phrasal verbs with take (1-5) with the meanings (a-e).1 be taken aback a) grow rapidly2 take off b) give employment to3 take on c) be surprised4 take out d) gain control of a company5 take over e) arrange (of money)iii Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of take and a preposition.1 We were going to ..... ...... ............ five new staff next month, but then the economycrashed.2 They pretended it was a merger, but it feels like we were ............ ............ .3 We were ........... ............ when the president announced his resignation.4 It is very difficult to ............ a loan these days.5 After the new product launch, sales are expected to ............ ............ .m Answer the questions.1 Do you think that McDonald's strategy will be successful?2 How do you think Starbucks will respond?LISTENINGThe CompetitionCommissionm )>>C02.36 Rory Taylor is Media Relations Managerfor the UK's CompetitionCommission. Listen to the first part of the interview and answer the questions.1 What does the Competition Commission do?2 Why are they investigating the ownership of UK airports?I!I )>> C02.37 Listen to the second part and decide whether the statements aretrue (T) or false (F).1 For the Competition Commission, the most important thing is the number of providersin a market.2 In static markets, there is not much competition.Rory Taylor3 The UK grocery market is dominated by a few companies.4 The grocery market is not competitive.)>> C02.38 Listen to the third part and complete the extract.Watch theinterview onthe DVD-ROM.We found a far more ........... ' market. Er, we found that customers were not ..between the companies, the companies were not.. ) with each other, erm, andconsequently we were finding higher ........... ", less ... 5 and less ............ .115scanned for Paul Jennings